In a unanimous decision, the Indiana Court of Appeals reversed a trial court’s guilty verdict for a man charged with DUI / OVWI. At trial, Attorney Marc Lopez contested the constitutionality of the DUI / OVWI Sobriety Checkpoint and the admission of the...
Attorney Marc Lopez was asked to teach other attorneys DUI / OVWI related trial skills at the 2018 DWI at Trial organized by the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum’s (ICLEF). Please click here to read the full article. Sharing a bit of knowledge and...
On October 26, 2018, Attorney Matthew Kroes of the Marc Lopez Law Firm argued a DUI / OVWI case before the Indiana Court of Appeals. A small percentage of criminal cases proceed to trial, and of this subset, only a few are appealed. Of the minority of cases that are...
Most people charged with drunk driving are facing two separate charges: operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving with a blood-alcohol concentration above the legal limit. Two charges for the same crime? Is this America? Sometimes I’m not sure. The lead...
In the State of Indiana, it’s illegal for a person under 21 years of age to possess, transport, or consume alcohol.Underage consumption is a Class C misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum fine of $500 and up to 60 days in jail.No one wants to spend the rest of...
